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[[Category: Audio Techniques]]

~~'''~~Earrape~~'''~~ is a term used for incredibly loud~~, incredibly~~ distorted audio~~. The point of earrape is~~ to ~~be shocking,~~ with ~~its occurrences often being~~ sudden ~~and unexpected (like a jumpscare)~~. ~~However, this is not always the case, as many~~ [[tennis]] ~~works will~~ just ~~be incredibly~~ loud ~~for the entire video~~. ~~In these cases, it~~ is less ~~about~~ being shocking, ~~and~~ more ~~about being "extreme", kinda like~~ the ~~constant distortion seen in~~ something like ~~death~~ metal.

[[Earrape]] is a term used for incredibly loud and distorted audio, often used to 'jump' the viewer with a sudden burst of noise. In [[tennis]], earrape is very common often just because editing styles tend to get very loud. There is less of an emphasis of being shocking, instead more towards the vibe of something like a metal or noise concert.

<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtPn7UHy_XM</youtube>

Earrape has been used since the beginning of [[YouTube Poop]], with players such as Toadomos becoming known for their loud videos. It quickly found a place in tennis as well; With tennis' emphasis of building off of existing videos, layers of earrape would build on top of each other leading to entire videos being incredibly loud.

=Usage=

~~The simplest~~ way ~~to do this~~ is ~~simply~~ to ~~go into your editor of choice~~ and make the ~~audio~~ as loud ~~as possible~~. ~~However~~, it ~~tends~~ to ~~be more effective when done~~ with distortion ~~techniques.~~

Earrape is usually done by applying a distortion or overdrive filter to audio and setting it to its maximum setting (usually a top-left graph in the visualizer). Just moving the audio all the way up is usually not enough, or may not produce the distortion usually associated with earrape.

==Audacity==

Add the Distortion effect, then set the clipping level to -100 and the drive to 100. The make-up gain can help make the distortion not as "loud" while still sounding blasted-out.

[[File:Earrape audacity.png]]

==Windows Movie Maker==

[[Windows Movie Maker]] does not have audio effects, and its volume options are very limited. Often the best option is to set the volume to max, render, then do it again until desired noise is reached.

==Vegas==

In [[Vegas]], apply the Distortion audio effect to your footage, then drag the graph to the top-left:

[[File:Earrape vegas.png]]

==Premiere==

In [[Premiere]], the easiest way to to this is with the "Infinite Distortion" distortion preset:

In [[~~Premiere~~]]~~, add the Distortion audio effect and set it to the "infinite distortion" preset. This should be all you need to do.~~

[[File:Earrape premiere.png]]

~~In [[Vegas]]~~, ~~(add later)~~

Similar results can also be done with the GuitarSuite plugin, which has its own set of Overdrive effects for similar sound.

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 [[Category: Audio Techniques]]
-'''Earrape''' is a term used for incredibly loud, incredibly distorted audio. The point of earrape is to be shocking, with its occurrences often being sudden and unexpected (like a jumpscare). However, this is not always the case, as many [[tennis]] works will just be incredibly loud for the entire video. In these cases, it is less about being shocking, and more about being "extreme", kinda like the constant distortion seen in something like death metal.
+[[Earrape]] is a term used for incredibly loud and distorted audio, often used to 'jump' the viewer with a sudden burst of noise. In [[tennis]], earrape is very common often just because editing styles tend to get very loud. There is less of an emphasis of being shocking, instead more towards the vibe of something like a metal or noise concert.
+<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtPn7UHy_XM</youtube>
+Earrape has been used since the beginning of [[YouTube Poop]], with players such as Toadomos becoming known for their loud videos. It quickly found a place in tennis as well; With tennis' emphasis of building off of existing videos, layers of earrape would build on top of each other leading to entire videos being incredibly loud.
 =Usage=
-The simplest way to do this is simply to go into your editor of choice and make the audio as loud as possible. However, it tends to be more effective when done with distortion techniques.
+Earrape is usually done by applying a distortion or overdrive filter to audio and setting it to its maximum setting (usually a top-left graph in the visualizer). Just moving the audio all the way up is usually not enough, or may not produce the distortion usually associated with earrape.
+==Audacity==
+Add the Distortion effect, then set the clipping level to -100 and the drive to 100. The make-up gain can help make the distortion not as "loud" while still sounding blasted-out.
+[[File:Earrape audacity.png]]
+==Windows Movie Maker==
+[[Windows Movie Maker]] does not have audio effects, and its volume options are very limited. Often the best option is to set the volume to max, render, then do it again until desired noise is reached.
+==Vegas==
+In [[Vegas]], apply the Distortion audio effect to your footage, then drag the graph to the top-left:
+[[File:Earrape vegas.png]]
+==Premiere==
+In [[Premiere]], the easiest way to to this is with the "Infinite Distortion" distortion preset:
-In [[Premiere]], add the Distortion audio effect and set it to the "infinite distortion" preset. This should be all you need to do.
+[[File:Earrape premiere.png]]
-In [[Vegas]], (add later)
+Similar results can also be done with the GuitarSuite plugin, which has its own set of Overdrive effects for similar sound.